Xiao Liu was coughing up blood, his face twisted in pain. The crowd gasped in horror, and Yang Aiguo urgently called for an ambulance. The restaurant manager, panicked, rushed over to check the situation, regretting not intervening earlier. If anything serious happened, his job would be on the line.
The restaurant was in chaos. Yang Le, Li Dazhuang, and Han Shuang all looked worriedly at Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu had drunk more than anyone else, and they feared he might also have adverse reactions.
"Ye Qiu, are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Yang Le asked, concerned.
"I'm fine. See? I'm perfectly okay," Ye Qiu replied with a smile, shaking his head.
"Damn it, Ye Qiu, now's not the time to play hero. We need to get you checked out. That guy's got stomach bleeding—you can't just drink burning liquor like that!" Li Dazhuang's words were harsh, but his concern was evident.
The group of pretty girls also looked worriedly at Ye Qiu. The girl who had earlier wiped Ye Qiu's mouth was pushed forward by her friends, and she asked with concern, "Are you really okay? Do you feel unwell?"
Suddenly, Tang Guo, who had been watching coldly from the side, felt a pang of discomfort in her heart. Ye Qiu was her bodyguard, someone she had just saved from a group of thugs. If anyone should be asking these questions, it should be her, not some outsider.
Tang Guo, pulling Lin Bao'er along, walked towards Ye Qiu. Bao'er turned to look at Tang Guo's expression and then smiled smugly before stepping forward to block the lovestruck girl. Tang Guo, with a stern face, said, "You're my bodyguard. If you get drunk, what happens when bad guys show up?"
Although it was a reprimand for Ye Qiu's negligence, it also highlighted his importance to her. A proud woman like her wouldn't openly show concern in front of others.
"If I dare drink like this, it means I know I won't get drunk," Ye Qiu glanced at Tang Guo, then crouched to check on Xiao Liu. While massaging key points on Xiao Liu's back, he told Yang Aiguo, "Don't worry, just get him some hemostatic and gastric mucosa-protecting medicine. Is there a pharmacy nearby? If so, get some Yunnan Baiyao capsules. Have him take one first, then send him to the hospital."
"Are you a doctor?" Yang Aiguo asked, surprised.
"I know a bit," Ye Qiu urged, "Hurry."
Yang Aiguo instructed someone, and a restaurant employee quickly ran to find a pharmacy. Ye Qiu continued massaging Xiao Liu's back, which helped slow the blood flow. The employee soon returned with Yunnan Baiyao, and after preparing some warm water, Ye Qiu helped Xiao Liu take the medicine.
Xiao Liu's coughing blood had already lessened with Ye Qiu's massage, and the medicine further alleviated his symptoms.
Yang Aiguo felt deeply embarrassed. They had planned to get Ye Qiu drunk, but their own man ended up with stomach bleeding, and now Ye Qiu was helping. No wonder Tang Guo liked him; this man seemed like a treasure trove of skills.
"Ye Qiu, thank you. I owe you one," Yang Aiguo said sincerely.
"Take him to the hospital," Ye Qiu shrugged it off, a simple gesture that elicited cheers from the girls. It seemed they had already idolized Ye Qiu.
"Are you all full?" Ye Qiu, uncomfortable with being watched, wanted to leave.
Yang Le and Han Shuang both said they were full, while Li Dazhuang, who enjoyed the attention, reluctantly agreed, "Yeah, I'm full. Let's go, it's already past one."
"Bao'er, let's go," Tang Guo, noticing Ye Qiu was leaving without a word to her, grabbed Lin Bao'er's hand to leave.
"But I haven't eaten anything yet," Lin Bao'er pouted, patting her stomach.
"Be good, Bao'er. I'll get you some pizza later," Tang Guo coaxed, hurrying to catch up with Ye Qiu.
"You know medicine?" Tang Guo asked, her eyes bright.
"A bit."
"Why didn't you say so?"
"You never asked."
"Why didn't you help me when I had a stomachache last time?"
"You called me a pervert when I tried to help," Ye Qiu said gloomily. Last time, Tang Guo's stomachache was due to her period. If he had offered to treat her, she would have gone ballistic.
"You're a doctor; don't think about things so indecently," Tang Guo retorted.
"Exactly. Ye Qiu just didn't want to help Sister Tang Tang. Otherwise, why would he help that guy but not give Sister Tang Tang a breast massage? Sister Tang Tang's chest is small; it's really painful for her," Lin Bao'er added fuel to the fire.
"—"
Tang Guo, enraged, chased after Lin Bao'er. Li Dazhuang, Yang Le, and Han Shuang gave Ye Qiu strange looks.
"Yeah, Ye Qiu, since you know this technique, why not help her out? For women, having a small chest is as painful as a man being short," Li Dazhuang said, empathizing deeply due to his own stature and romantic failures.
"Why don't you teach me the technique, and I'll save the women of the world?" Yang Le joked lewdly.
"I don't think it's small at all," Han Shuang said. These guys had high standards. Did every woman have to have a chest like Lin Bao'er? That was asking too much.
"—"
Han Shuang had to report to his class at two, so he parted ways with Ye Qiu. Pulling Ye Qiu aside, he earnestly said, "Brother, would you come to my house for a meal? My family is eager to thank you in person. If I couldn't find you, that'd be one thing, but now that I have, I must bring you home."
Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Han Shuang, how about this? I won't go to your house, but if you really want to thank me, you can treat me to a meal by yourself. How about that?"
Ye Qiu didn't want to accept the Han family's repayment but was open to Han Shuang's friendship. Han Shuang, understanding, hesitated briefly before nodding in agreement. As long as they remained friends, there would be opportunities to repay him.
Since they had to report to class in the afternoon, Ye Qiu, Li Dazhuang, and Yang Le didn't return to their dormitory. Instead, they wandered around Tsinghua University's campus, commenting on the passing beauties.
At 2:50 PM, they finally found the location of Building Two and headed there. The archaeology department had only twenty students in total, and Ye Qiu wondered what kind of people they would be. Li Dazhuang, as if on steroids, hoped for a beauty in their class, but Ye Qiu wasn't optimistic.
What kind of beautiful woman would choose to study archaeology?
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